Off the road to Deep Creek Conservation Park are the curved roofs of the superb Ridgetop Retreats, designed by estimable SA architect Max Pritchard: three corrugated iron-clad, self-contained luxury units in the bush, with wood heaters, leather lounges and stainless-steel benchtops. See the website for less-pricey local options.
Ridgetop Retreats
Fleurieu Peninsula
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
19.22 MILES
When intrepid French explorer Nicholas Baudin surveyed the KI coast in 1803, he came ashore at what's now Penneshaw for a look around. He left his mark:…
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Kangaroo Island Farmers Market
19.5 MILES
Has baked goods, chutneys, seafood, olive oil, honey, eggs, cheese, yoghurt and of course wine and dodgy buskers (including, once, a certain Lonely Planet…
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20.9 MILES
Victor Harbor is on the migratory path of southern right whales (May to October). The multilevel South Australian Whale Centre has impressive whale…
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1.43 MILES
Situated near Cape Jervis (which is 107km from Adelaide), Deep Creek Conservation Park has sweeping coastal views, a wicked waterfall, man-size yakkas …
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28.65 MILES
At the top end of Willunga's ascending high street is this cluster of old stone buildings, which at various times have housed a police station, a…
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17.59 MILES
About 28km southeast of Penneshaw (via an unsealed road) on a treeless headland, this tidy white turret started shining out in 1852 (SA's first lighthouse…
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17.79 MILES
Around 13km west of Myrponga township, across a range of broad, cinematographic grassy hillsides and steep ravines, little Myponga Beach is a photogenic…
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21.13 MILES
Take a wander (or ride the famed horse-drawn tram) over Victor Harbor's historic waterfront causeway to Granite Island. This compact craggy outcrop has…
Nearby Fleurieu Peninsula attractions
1. Deep Creek Conservation Park
1.43 MILES
Situated near Cape Jervis (which is 107km from Adelaide), Deep Creek Conservation Park has sweeping coastal views, a wicked waterfall, man-size yakkas …
11.5 MILES
There's a small local history museum out the back of the Yankalilla visitor centre. Look for the radar antenna from the scuttled HMAS Hobart, now a dive…
3. Cape Willoughby Lightstation
17.59 MILES
About 28km southeast of Penneshaw (via an unsealed road) on a treeless headland, this tidy white turret started shining out in 1852 (SA's first lighthouse…
17.79 MILES
Around 13km west of Myrponga township, across a range of broad, cinematographic grassy hillsides and steep ravines, little Myponga Beach is a photogenic…
19.22 MILES
When intrepid French explorer Nicholas Baudin surveyed the KI coast in 1803, he came ashore at what's now Penneshaw for a look around. He left his mark:…
6. Kangaroo Island Farmers Market
19.5 MILES
Has baked goods, chutneys, seafood, olive oil, honey, eggs, cheese, yoghurt and of course wine and dodgy buskers (including, once, a certain Lonely Planet…
7. Penneshaw Maritime & Folk Museum
19.91 MILES
Inside a 1922 stone school house, this salty museum displays artefacts from local shipwrecks and early white settlement (check out those girthsome…
8. South Australian Whale Centre
20.9 MILES
Victor Harbor is on the migratory path of southern right whales (May to October). The multilevel South Australian Whale Centre has impressive whale…